Addison Township officials made their feelings clear about a proposed injection well at the Lanphar 1-12 Well, located near Leonard and Dequindre Roads. After Supervisor Bruce Pearson and township Attorney Robert Davis spoke in opposition of the proposed well at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing held in October, township officials voted 6-0 to pass […]
Oxford residents are invited to warm-up at the Oxford United Methodist Church (OUMC) during a party which will be held following the Oxford Christmas parade on December 2 from 3 to 4 p.m. A free meal, including hot dogs, chips cookies, hot chocolate/cider and coffee will be served. Each child who attends will receive a free gift […]
The Oxford Board of Education unanimously approved a project which would expand and update the wireless network throughout the district. The district will spend $613,359 on the project, but has been approved to receive a refund of around $58,000 from a federal government grant, called E-rate. While the district was originally expected to receive approximately […]
Addison Township and its Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) has filed a 43–page response to a recent appeal filed by Kingsbury Country Day School, its trust and neighboring residents to overturn a decision made by the ZBA to grant a dimensional variance for a cell tower proposed by Verizon Wireless through the Oakland County Circuit […]
An Oxford native songwriter is going national, courtesy of the Hallmark Channel. Kerri Smith, a 1995 Oxford High graduate, co-wrote “Happy Holiday,” an upbeat song which was featured in the film “Finding Santa,” and premiered on the Hallmark Channel on November 24. The film stars Jodie Sweetin, best known for her role as Stephanie Tanner […]
The Oxford Downtown Development Authority’s annual Soup & Sweet Stroll will return from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. Guests will be invited to take a stroll up and down Washington Street, sampling signature hors d’oeuvres, soups and a variety of sweet treats. Downtown Oxford retailers will be open to offer an array of gift […]
In a 5-0 vote, the Oxford Village Council offered the manager position to Joseph Madore at its Nov. 14 meeting. “Mr. Madore addressed essentially all of the concerns that council has with a strong familiarity. The systems, the financial programs, the (compliance) background that the Village (of Oxford) participates in and relies on,” said Councilman […]
Back in late July, the Addison Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted 4-1 to grant a dimensional variance for a cell tower proposed by Verizon Wireless. But the issue is not over yet. Kingsbury Country Day School, along with Kingsbury School Inc. (the trust of Kingsbury) and neighboring residents Lawrence and Amanda Shelton filed […]
Four eighth-grade students spent Veterans Day weekend participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. during an Oxford Middle School class trip. More than 250 eighth-grade students and 22 chaperones recently took a three-day educational trip to Washington. D.C. OMS eighth-graders Lauren Hudson, Ava Wiscombe, Griffin Hoard and Esme Roda honored […]
Oxford robotics teams normally have to travel to compete, but on Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9, the middle school’s three robotics teams will host a robotics competition and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) qualifying event on their home turf at 1420 Lakeville Rd. Opening ceremonies are at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 9, and will be followed by […]